Chapter 103 Lu Chenyang gave too much

Lu Chenyang added, "Before winter, I will visit every county. This year's harvest was poor, and we expect another harsh winter. Before winter arrives, the people's houses must be reinforced and cold-proof measures must be taken. Also, the elderly and children, who are living alone, must be properly cared for. I'll give you time to solve these problems. Just report the supplies you need, and I'll do my best to resolve them. Don't wait until I arrive at your territory and discover the problem, because then this won't be the solution."

This is an opportunity for them to check for deficiencies and fill in the gaps.

In fact, the people have been having a really hard time this year. Otherwise, why would Lu Chenyang keep buying food? He sent out a batch of grain for disaster relief during the winter snowstorm, and then there was a flood in the summer, which destroyed most of the harvest, and he still had to provide disaster relief.

Then Fang Shihao started a rebellion. They were able to reach the provincial capital, but they did not stop along the way and robbed many civilians.

Under the guise of peasant resistance, Fang Shihao did not dare to kill ordinary people, but he did not hesitate to loot food.

If he dared to kill civilians indiscriminately, Lu Chenyang would not spare his life.

So this winter was very difficult. For this reason, Lu Chenyang had to take on the responsibility of the governor and use both kindness and force to make these county magistrates do their jobs.

Lu Chenyang was willing to provide them with supplies, just hoping that fewer of the wounded people would die this winter.

A group of county magistrates who were just idling around were overwhelmed. After agreeing timidly, they went out, got in their cars and rushed home.

There are still two months until winter, and they are worried that they won't be able to finish the work! Wouldn't Lu Chenyang pick on them then?

The entire Lingnan was plunged into an unprecedented level of busyness.

Every county is busy repairing houses that need repairing and providing housing for the elderly and children.

Amidst the busyness, the impact of natural disasters and man-made disasters is gradually fading.

After the county magistrates returned to their respective offices, Lu Chenyang delivered the first batch of supplies, including grain, seeds, farm tools, and cotton fabrics.

Among these people, there were also merchants from Yanquan County, and one person who might be from the county school or from Lu Chenyang's group of advisors.

The county magistrates also knew that this was Lu Chenyang's spy, and if they failed to provide proper disaster relief, they would go and complain.

The imperial envoy is nothing more than that.

But the work still has to be done, Lu Chenyang gave too much.

After Lu Chenyang issued these orders, the people in Yanquan County were extremely busy.

First up was Xu Zhenghui. With Lu Chenyang away, all the official duties fell on his shoulders. Fortunately, everything in Yanquan County was back on track, and there weren't any major issues, but there were still a lot of trivial matters. Xu Zhenghui was looking forward to Lu Chenyang's return every day!

Then came the merchants, headed by the Shen and Zhao families.

Lu Chenyang never forgot his friends who had shared hardships with him. Whenever he went to a county to provide disaster relief, he would bring their flags with him and let them open shops there.

They followed Lu Chenyang's disaster relief team. The local county magistrate did not dare to make things difficult for them, the people loved and welcomed them, and the local merchants and gentry did not dare to exclude them, so their business went particularly smoothly.

Zhao Tingyuan went to the Shen family specifically to thank Shen Shiqian for this.

"Although there were some grudges between our two families in the past, the Zhao family is now able to develop so well. The person we should thank the most is of course Lord Lu, and the second is you, Brother Shen!" Zhao Tingyuan laughed and said, "It's true that following Brother Shen will bring you good food. I would like to thank you in advance."

Shen Shiqian looked at the smug smile on his face and found it very annoying. He snorted coldly: "It's not my credit, it's all because of Brother Zhao's thick skin. You deserve to earn this money."

Zhao Tingyuan was ridiculed, but he was not unhappy at all. He smiled and said, "That's what you say." He said, "It's also my Zhao family's good fortune that we met Lord Lu, who is easy to manage. My Zhao family has made up its mind. Wherever Lord Lu goes in the future, I will go there. I heard that Lord Lu is still in the capital city and I heard that he won't be back for the New Year. I plan to go to the capital city. Where is Brother Chen?"

How could Shen Shiqian not know what Zhao Tingyuan knew?

He said calmly, "I have already ordered the shopkeeper at home to set off for the provincial capital."

Zhao Tingyuan was stunned. How could he not know this? Damn, he was one step behind Shen Shiqian, the cunning black fox.

Zhao Tingyuan asked curiously: “What did Brother Shen go to the prefectural city to sell?”

There's no point in keeping this a secret, he'll find out eventually.

Shen Shiqian said: "Medicinal herbs, I estimate that this medicinal herbs business will become the pillar industry of Lingnan in the future. Lord Lu loves the people like his own children, and he also needs to spend money, so he still has to make money."

Zhao Tingyuan seemed to be thinking about something and nodded.